Improvement in horse-rakes



ADAM R. REEsE, or PHILLIPsBURG, NEW JERSEY.v

Letters Patent No. 84,7 60, dated December 8, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-RAKES.

The Schedule referred toin these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LADAM R. Rnnsn, of Phillipsburg, county of Warren, and State of New Jersey', have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Rakes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawing, making part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view, and v Figure 2 is a plan View, representing the under side of the rake. l

My invention consists of an improved construction of horse-lakes, whereby their cost may be reduced, and, at the same time, they ma i be more easily taken apart for storage, after the season for harvesting is over, or for transportation.

Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts in both figures.

In the accompanying drawing- A A are the wheels.

B, the axle, upon which is mounted the'rake-head C, hinged in such a manner that it can be vibrated by 4 means of the bent lever D and connecting-links D'.

E E are the shafts or thills, attached to the axle by 'means of the bolts F F, iig. 2, 'and the plates or clamps G G, iig. l, which have flanges or ears turned up on Vtheir rear ends. These, being held in a proper position bythe bolts F F, hold the shafts securely, while, by turning the nuts backward far enough to let the iianges l'drop below the axle, they (the shafts) can be easily re- Imoved by slippingthem out of the notches or gains shown in g. 2.

The shafts are properly braced by the bars H, each recessed to iit the shafts, and also provided with gains.

One of these bars is placed on the upper, andthe other upon the lower side of the shafts. with the relative position of the gains reversed.

The standard I (supporting the seat) having its lower end tenoned to fit a socket, as it were, formed by cutting notches ou the inner edges of the bars, is then inserted at an angle, and, like a key, prevents them from being jarred out of place, even though the nuts do become loosened by the jarring of the rake while in motion.

The bolts F F, K K are made of sufficient length to allow the shafts and bars to be taken apart without taking the nuts entirely off. The ends of the bolts are then riveted or upset, so asto prevent the nuts from coming ofi', which saves all annoyance from their being accidentally lost.

The nuts K K have ears, with holes through them,

so that they can be tightened or loosened by inserting a small iron bar through them, in place of using a wrench.

I make the rake-head with the usual slots, c, for the vertical play or vibration of the teeth. Said slots ex- -are gathering their load.

tend nearly through the head, terminating at a rebate upon the upper surface ofthe opposite side of the head,

as shown at O, fig. I.

The teeth N are formed with a return arm parallel to and in the same horizontal plane with the tooth. They are each made of one piece by bending into the required shape. The return arm serves the purpose of a spring to keep the tooth down upon the ground,

being fixed at one end, while the tooth is free to vibrate, f

that portion lying between the tooth proper and the return arm being confined in a groove', S, in the bottom of the rebate in the head of the rake, and serving as a hinge for that purpose.

' The axle is mortised orot-herwise perforated atpoints intermediate between the teeth on the rake-head and the cleaner-rods Q inserted therein, and secured by pins or screws T, in such manner that, by simply removing said screws or pins, the cleaners may be readily removed for packing or transportation.

The cleaners Q are armed'with spurs, q, shown in lig. 1, which project from their u`nder sides for the purpose of penetrating the hay, and preventing it from rolling and being formed into a rope while the teeth These spurs are set at such an angle to the cleaner-rods as will permit their ready withdrawalby the forward motion of the rake, when the teeth are raised to discharge their load.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pati 2. The shafts E E, whenprovided with the gains or f.

notches, as set forth.

3. The standard I, in combination withjthe transverse bars H H, arranged upon opposite sides of the shafts E E, said bars being provided with gains, and operating as set forth.

4. The bars H H, when provided with the gains,as set forth. l

5. The combination of the notched shafts E E, plates Gr G, axle B, and bolts FF, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of the notched bars H H, shafts E E, and bolts K K,al1 arranged and operating as set forth.

7 The removable cleaners, adapted to be secured to the axle by means of screws or pins, and removable for transportation, as set forth.

8.A The spurs on the cleaner-rods, for the purpose, and substantially as set forth.

ADAM R. REESE.

Witnesses:

JOHN S. HOLLINGSHEAD, JOHN S. HoLLINGsHEAD, J r. 

